www.seminolevoice.com stories: Tom Careyhttp://www.seminolevoice.com/news/columnists/tom-carey/www.seminolevoice.com stories: Tom Careyen-usFri, 01 Aug 2014 09:18:08 -0400Tom Carey: Batch gardening
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/aug/01/tom-carey-batch-gardening/Choose four to six basic crops your family wantonly consumes and write the plan to be the benefactor of these specific choices.Tom CareyFri, 01 Aug 2014 09:18:08 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/aug/01/tom-carey-batch-gardening/Tom Carey: An ode to okra
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jul/17/tom-carey-ode-okra/As the beautiful flowers start to unfurl, the real work begins. Within mere days, the pointy pods will start to form. Since the pods quickly become fibrous and tough, harvest frequently.Tom CareyThu, 17 Jul 2014 17:27:33 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jul/17/tom-carey-ode-okra/Tom Carey: Procuring our own independence
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jul/03/tom-carey-procuring-our-own-independence/A huge first step for anyone paying homage to our spending independence would be to improve our efficacy in preparing our own food. Tom CareyThu, 03 Jul 2014 18:57:59 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jul/03/tom-carey-procuring-our-own-independence/Tom Carey: Summer herbs for Florida gardens
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jun/19/tom-carey-summer-herbs-florida-gardens/Just about any plant exposed to the pounding rain of a thunderstorm will take a beating, but even more so for tender basil. Tom CareyThu, 19 Jun 2014 11:55:42 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jun/19/tom-carey-summer-herbs-florida-gardens/Tom Carey: Teamwork in the garden
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/may/29/tom-carey-teamwork-garden/As lead man, elbow-to-elbow, stepping and fetching, keeping the troops producing does not make me the boss, but instead, the best helper you will ever have.Tom CareyThu, 29 May 2014 11:31:19 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/may/29/tom-carey-teamwork-garden/Tom Carey: Harness the rain to help your garden grow
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/may/15/tom-carey-harness-rain-help-your-garden-grow/To obtain any return on investment over the cheap cost of billable water, value up the barrel by manufacturing your own fertilizer.Tom CareyThu, 15 May 2014 16:51:45 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/may/15/tom-carey-harness-rain-help-your-garden-grow/Tom Carey: Controlling garden chaos
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/may/01/tom-carey-controlling-garden-chaos/A framed growing bed, several inches to a foot above existing grade, provides a location able to weather many of the problems faced when trying to grow a crop at our residential homesteads. Tom CareyThu, 01 May 2014 16:23:52 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/may/01/tom-carey-controlling-garden-chaos/Tom Carey: Missed harvest - edible plant parts
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/apr/18/tom-carey-missed-harvest-edible-plant-parts/Wait, how much of this waste product is really inedible?Tom CareyFri, 18 Apr 2014 15:21:03 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/apr/18/tom-carey-missed-harvest-edible-plant-parts/Tom Carey: All about eggplant
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/apr/03/tom-carey-all-about-eggplant/Starting eggplant from seed requires a warm location, similar to what is required for starting other warm season crops.Tom CareyThu, 03 Apr 2014 17:00:16 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/apr/03/tom-carey-all-about-eggplant/Tom Carey: Perpetual food
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/mar/20/perpetual-food/Trading our control of physical needs for mere economic knowledge leaves us lacking in essential esteems that rounds out our humanity. Tom CareyThu, 20 Mar 2014 16:26:29 -0400http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/mar/20/perpetual-food/Tom Carey: Adaptive gardening
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/mar/06/tom-carey-adaptive-gardening/Luckily, a major strength of our family scaled farming operations is our ability to make quick decisions and changes.Tom CareyThu, 06 Mar 2014 18:54:58 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/mar/06/tom-carey-adaptive-gardening/Tom Carey: Ice ages, climate change and 'glacial milk'
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/feb/20/tom-carey-ice-ages-climate-change-and-glacial-milk/Humanity can make a difference in the foregone conclusion of climate cycles by managing the amounts of greenhouse gases stockpiled in the air we breathe.Tom CareyThu, 20 Feb 2014 18:50:31 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/feb/20/tom-carey-ice-ages-climate-change-and-glacial-milk/Tom Carey: Good old collard greens
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/feb/06/tom-carey-good-old-collard-greens/Growing collards requires nothing more than fundamental gardening techniques.Tom CareyThu, 06 Feb 2014 12:29:25 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/feb/06/tom-carey-good-old-collard-greens/Tom Carey: New Year, new beginnings
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jan/30/tom-carey-new-year-new-beginnings/With available growing areas always in short supply, we must reclaim space for new crops and allow the fallow soil to lay dormant, rest and recuperate for as long as possible.Tom CareyThu, 30 Jan 2014 12:40:56 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jan/30/tom-carey-new-year-new-beginnings/Tom Carey: Growing up in the garden
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jan/17/tom-carey-growing-garden/Garden math is actually quite easy; side-length times side-length equals the square area of the garden.Tom CareyFri, 17 Jan 2014 15:46:04 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jan/17/tom-carey-growing-garden/Tom Carey: Re-simplify again
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jan/02/tom-carey-re-simplify-again/ I am always experimenting with new crops, but winnowing them down to the few favorite selections is an essential part of gardening.Tom CareyThu, 02 Jan 2014 16:37:14 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2014/jan/02/tom-carey-re-simplify-again/Tom Carey: A whole new pickle
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2013/dec/19/tom-carey-whole-new-pickle/Many of the ‘bumper crops’ we grow in the cooler months can be preserved for our hot summer off-season by using the simple and practical method of lacto-fermentation.Tom CareyThu, 19 Dec 2013 14:01:58 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2013/dec/19/tom-carey-whole-new-pickle/Tom Carey: Tools of the trade
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2013/dec/05/tom-carey-tools-trade/A few basic maintenance tricks to avoid wasting resources easily extend the life of a gardening apparatus.Tom CareyThu, 05 Dec 2013 14:05:51 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2013/dec/05/tom-carey-tools-trade/Tom Carey: Thanksgiving harvest
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2013/nov/27/tom-carey-thanksgiving-harvest/One of the joys of gardening in Central Florida is our autumn warm season between the end of summer and the first cold snap around New Year’s.Tom CareyWed, 27 Nov 2013 10:13:31 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2013/nov/27/tom-carey-thanksgiving-harvest/Tom Carey: Repeat as necessary
http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2013/nov/14/tom-carey-repeat-necessary/I was stunned upon noticing the price on fresh basil in the grocery store, considering how easy it is to grow produndant quantities.Tom CareyThu, 14 Nov 2013 20:59:46 -0500http://www.seminolevoice.com/news/2013/nov/14/tom-carey-repeat-necessary/